Report on Occupational Employment and Wages

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form OES Fax Form Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Voluntary Form and Instruction	Modified
Form OES Fax Form Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Mandatory Form and Instruction	Modified
Form OES Fax Form Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Mandatory Form and Instruction	Modified
Form OES Fax Form Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Voluntary Form and Instruction	Modified
Technical Notes for May 2018 OES Estimates.docx Supplementary Document	2020-01-09
Attachment IV - Prevailing Wage 656.40.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-05-31
Attachment III - Immigration Act of 1990.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-05-31
Attachment II - Wagner-Peyser Act.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-01-09
Attachment I - Perkins Vocational Education Act, as ammended in 1998.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-05-31
BLS Authorizing Statute - Title 29 USC 1 & 2.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-05-31
2020 OES Supporting Statement B (1220-0042).docx Supporting Statement B	2020-01-08
2020 OES Supporting Statement A (1220-0042).docx Supporting Statement A	2020-03-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
38587	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Voluntary Form and Instruction	Modified
179739	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Mandatory Form and Instruction	Modified
179738	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Mandatory Form and Instruction	Modified
179737	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Voluntary Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0042	ICR Reference No: 202001-1220-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201909-1220-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report on Occupational Employment and Wages
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/04/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/11/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2020
Responses	266,489	0	307,822
Time Burden (Hours)	133,245	0	153,911
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is a Federal/State establishment survey of wage and salary workers designed to produce data on current detailed occupational employment and wages for each Metropolitan Statistical Area and Metropolitan Division as well as by detailed industry classification. OES survey data assists in the development of employment and training programs established by the Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1998 and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Respondents include private establishment, Schools, Hospitals, State and Local Government.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 105 - 220 309 Name of Law: Workforce Investment Act
   PL: Pub.L. 105 - 332 118-122 Name of Law: Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998
   US Code: 29 USC 1&2 Name of Law: BLS Authorizing Statute
   PL: Pub.L. 101 - 649 205 Name of Law: Immigration Act of 1990
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 56843	10/23/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 13932	03/10/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Mandatory	OES Report - uuuuuu PR, OES Weblite 6.0, OES Fax Form, OES Report - uuuuuu, OES Report Integrated Form (with column), OES Report Integrated Form (without column)	OES Fax Form ,   OES Report Integrated Form (with column) ,   OES Report Integrated Form (without column) ,   OES Report - Unstructured ,   OES Weblite 6.0 ,   OES Report - Unstructured PR
Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Mandatory	OES Report - uuuuuu PR, OES Fax Form, OES Report - uuuuuu, OES Weblite 6.0, OES Report Integrated Form (with column), OES Report Integrated Form (without column)	OES Fax Form ,   OES Report Integrated Form (with column) ,   OES Report Integrated Form (without column) ,   OES Report - Unstructured PR ,   OES Weblite 6.0 ,   OES Report - Unstructured
Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Voluntary	OES Report Integrated Form (without column), OES Report - uuuuuu, OES Report - uuuuuu PR, OES Weblite 6.0, OES Fax Form, OES Report Integrated Form (with column)	OES Fax Form ,   OES Report Integrated Form (with column) ,   OES Report Integrated Form (without column) ,   OES Report - Unstructured ,   OES Report Unstructured PR ,   OES Weblite 6.0
Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Voluntary	OES Report - uuuuuu, OES Report - uuuuuu PR, OES Fax Form, OES Weblite 6.0, OES Report Integrated Form (with column), OES Report Integrated Form (without column)	OES Fax Form ,   OES Report Integrated Form (with column) ,   OES Report Integrated Form (without column) ,   OES Report - Unstructured ,   OES Weblite 6.0 ,   OES Report - Unstructured PR

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	266,489	307,822	0	0	-41,333	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	133,245	153,911	0	1	-20,667	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The total number of responses and the annual time burden have decreased from the previous Office of Management and Budget inventory due to a decrease in the OES sample size and a reduction in the OES response rate from 73% to 70.5%. Small changes within the four Information Collections (private-voluntary, government-voluntary, private-mandatory, and government-mandatory) can be attributed to some States moving from voluntary to mandatory status. The OES survey is voluntary, but some States require completion of the survey.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $34,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/11/2020

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